• Select Seed Grower Directory

Select Seed Grower Directory

Through Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) Variety Release Program (VRP), breeder seed varieties developed by the Crop Development Centre (CDC) are made available to eligible Select Status seed growers in Saskatchewan royalty-free.

Variety Release Program

The Variety Release Program (VRP) is a seed distribution program managed by SPG where Select Seed Growers can access breeder seed of new broadly adapted varieties developed by plant breeders from the Crop Development Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. 

The program’s purpose is to increase growth of the pulse industry in Saskatchewan and Western Canada through the rapid uptake and acceptance of new and improved pulse varieties. Crops included as part of this program include pea, lentil, chickpea, bean, and faba bean. Any nationally recognized Select Seed Grower whose provincial pulse grower organization has an agreement with SPG is eligible to apply for breeder seed through this program.  

We hope to maintain the quality of the seed being released by utilizing the existing plot inspection system of the Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA). Select Status certification is conferred by CSGA and individuals are advised to contact CSGA directly for more details on this process. Proof of Select grower status must be received from CSGA before a grower is able to access breeder seed from the VRP.

Related Resources
Select Seed Grower Volunteer Levy Form
2022 Pulse Variety Description Booklet
2022 Variety Release Program Update
2022 Pea Update
2022 Lentil & Faba Update
2022 Chickpea Update
2022 Key & Emerging Issues in Pulse Production
2021 Dry Bean Update
2021 Pulse Varieties Commercially Available to Growers
Plant Breeding Past September 2020
2020 Pulse of the Prairies Podcast: New Pulse Varieties

211 results

    • Year: CDC Blackstrap (2018); CDC Lima CL (2018); CDC Leader (2018); CDC Inca (2015, 2016); CDC Amarillo (2013, 2014); CDC Impulse CL (2014); CDC Greenstar (2013)

    Brent W. Bews

    Crop: Bean, Chickpea, Lentil, Pea
    Market Class: Black Bean, Kabuli Chickpea, Large Green Lentil, Small Red Lentil, Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Amarillo, CDC Blackstrap, CDC Greenstar, CDC Impulse CL, CDC Inca, CDC Leader, CDC Lima CL

    Bews Agrow Ltd.

    • Year: CDC Saffron (2011)

    Brian R. Geall

    Crop: Pea
    Market Class: Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Saffron

    Geall Seeds Ltd.

    • Nipawin, SK
    • Phone: (306) 862-9177
    • Fax: (306) 862-3015
    • Year: CDC Amarillo (2018)

    Bryan Lung

    Crop: Pea
    Market Class: Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Amarillo

    Lung Seeds Ltd.

    • Year: CDC Spruce (2016); CDC Spectrum (2016); CDC Amarillo (2014); CDC Greenwater (2014)

    Bryan W. L. Cresswell

    Crop: Pea
    Market Class: Green Pea, Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Amarillo, CDC Greenwater, CDC Spectrum, CDC Spruce

    Cresswell Seed Farms

    • Year: CDC Tollefson (2021); CDC Grimm CL (2021); CDC Jimini CL (2021); CDC Orkney (2020); CDC Nimble (2019); CDC Simmie CL (2019), CDC Lancer (2019); CDC Forest (2018); CDC Lewochko (2018); CDC Lima CL (2018); CDC Greenwater (2014, 2017); CDC Amarillo (2014); CDC Impulse CL (2014); CDC Leader (2011, 2019)

    Calvin A. Watson

    Crop: Chickpea, Lentil, Pea
    Market Class: Green Pea, Kabuli Chickpea, Large Green Lentil, Small Green Lentil, Small Red Lentil, Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC 1748-1, CDC Amarillo, CDC Forest, CDC Greenwater, CDC Grimm CL, CDC Impulse CL, CDC Jimini CL, CDC Lancer, CDC Leader, CDC Lewochko, CDC Lima CL, CDC Nimble CL, CDC Orkney, CDC Simmie CL, CDC Tollefson

    Watson Seeds Ltd.

    • Year: CDC Forest (2018)

    Cameron J. Seidle

    Crop: Pea
    Market Class: Green Pea
    Variety: CDC Forest

    Seidle Seed Farm

    • Year: CDC Jimini CL (2021)

    Cameron L. Petruic

    Crop: Lentil
    Market Class: Small Green Lentil
    Variety: CDC Jimini CL

    Petruic Seed Farm

    • Year: CDC Tollefson (2021); CDC Limerick (2020); CDC Spruce (2020); CDC Nimble CL (2019); CDC Forest (2018, 2020); CDC Lewochko (2018); CDC Redmoon (2018); CDC Spectrum (2016); CDC Inca (2015, 2020); CDC Striker (2014); CDC Meadow (2013, 2014); CDC Greenwater (2014); CDC Proclaim CL (2014); CDC Raezer (2013); CDC Amarillo (2013); CDC Limerick (2012); CDC Saffron (2011)

    Carl E. Veikle

    Crop: Lentil, Pea
    Market Class: Dun Pea, Green Pea, Small Red Lentil, Yellow Pea
    Variety: CDC Amarillo, CDC Forest, CDC Greenwater, CDC Inca, CDC Lewochko, CDC Limerick, CDC Meadow, CDC Nimble CL, CDC Proclaim CL, CDC Raezer, CDC Redmoon, CDC Saffron, CDC Spectrum, CDC Spruce, CDC Striker, CDC Tollefson

    Veikle Seeds Ltd.

    • Year: CDC Leroy (2013)

    Cathy J. Fedoruk

    Crop: Pea
    Market Class: Forage Pea
    Variety: CDC Leroy

    Fedoruk Seeds Ltd.

    • Year: CDC Orkney (2020); CDC Lancer (2019); CDC Spectrum (2016); CDC Snowdrop (2015); CDC Inca (2015); CDC Impulse CL (2014); CDC Palmer (2014); CDC Greenstar (2013); CDC Leader (2011)

    Cecil Reisner

    Crop: Chickpea, Faba Bean, Lentil, Pea
    Market Class: Kabuli Chickpea, Large Green Lentil, Small Red Lentil, Yellow Pea, Zero Tannin Faba Bean
    Variety: CDC 1748-1, CDC Greenstar, CDC Impulse CL, CDC Inca, CDC Lancer, CDC Leader, CDC Orkney, CDC Palmer, CDC Snowdrop, CDC Spectrum

    Reisner Farm Ltd.

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